[rCMT] Mw=6.7 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007htaw NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU TLY ULN YAK YSS                                                         
Origin time: 2007  269  12  36  26
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -4.90000    153.200  28   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      1.606647 Mtt :     -0.626694
Mff :     -0.979953 Mrt :      0.079456
Mrf :      0.057865 Mtf :      0.793801
T-axis:  moment=     1.613   plunge=    86.493  azimuth=   322.595    
N-axis:  moment=     0.004   plunge=     3.506  azimuth=   141.262    
P-axis:  moment=    -1.617   plunge=     0.081  azimuth=   231.267    
best double couple: Mo=    1.615(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.7  tau=  6.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  324.77/ 45.03/ 94.96     137.77/ 45.19/ 85.06  
Centroid location :   -5.076   153.240    43.781
Centroid time :      8.814
Variance reduction (%) :  72
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    1    3    1    0    0    0    2            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    4    2    0    0    0    1            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    1    4    2    0    0    0    1            
Total number of traces used =  25  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Wed Sep 26 07:00:16 MDT 2007
endtime = Wed Sep 26 07:24:19 MDT 2007
inversion time = Wed Sep 26 07:24:06 MDT 2007 - Wed Sep 26 07:24:18 MDT 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%